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Nola Chambers; Petrus J. de Vries; Amy M. Wetherby – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
In low-resource settings, non-profit organisations play an essential role in providing services and support for families with young children with autism. However, resource constraints limit access to quality training in evidence-based interventions. Web-based training may help fill this gap. This study examined the feasibility, acceptability and…
Descriptors: Feasibility Studies, Nonprofit Organizations, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Young Children
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Uctu, Ramazan; Essop, Hassan; Jafta, Rachel – Industry and Higher Education, 2020
Policymakers in many countries have lit on tech-entrepreneurship as an essential element for economic development. To this end, South Africa's Technology Innovation Agency, with co-sponsorship from the Swiss-South African Joint Research Programme, has run a cross-country tech-entrepreneurial training programme for local tech-entrepreneurs since…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Foreign Countries, Information Technology, Innovation
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Mayombe, Celestin – Africa Education Review, 2017
The purpose of this article is to assess the course content relevance in contributing to wage- or self-employment of adult non-formal education and training (NFET) in the context of South Africa. The concern that informed this article is that adults who face long-term unemployment due to a lack of marketable skills remain unemployed after…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Relevance (Education), Course Content, Employment Potential
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Isaacs, Eslyn B. H.; Friedrich, Christian – Industry and Higher Education, 2011
It is estimated that 50-70% of all South African businesses are family-owned and that these businesses form the backbone of the South African economy, their qualities providing stability and resilience in the changing society of the nation. Succession is one of the biggest challenges for family business owners. Research shows that only 33% of all…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Business, Entrepreneurship, Family Involvement
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Foley, Dolores – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2006
This is an account of a programmer utilizing the application of action learning to the development of capacities of citizens. The Citizen Leadership for Democratic Governance is designed to equip citizens with the skills to get involved and handle the difficult tasks of governance in their communities in South Africa. After a history of apartheid…
Descriptors: Racial Segregation, Governance, Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries